New Oxford in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Building the Highway

Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 26, 2025

1. Building the Highway wayside

Inscription. By the end of the 1920s the federal highway system changed names of early routes to a system of standardized numbering. In Pennsylvania and across other states, the Lincoln Highway was renamed U.S. Route 30. This was also the time that the Lincoln Highway Association decided that its goals were met and the organization would dissolve. Before disbanding, the Association decided to erect a series of permanent markers along the route so motorists would never forget the symbolism of the road.

On September 1, 1928, Boy Scouts nationwide installed more than 3,000 concrete mile markers, each bearing a bronze profile of President Abraham Lincoln, a directional arrow, and the Lincoln Highway logo. While the weather, careless drivers, and road-widening projects have taken their toll, motorists can still spot a number of markers along the Lincoln Highway corridor in Pennsylvania.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Lincoln Highway series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 1, 1928.

Location. 39° 51.817′ N, 77° 3.376′ W.

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Marker is in New Oxford, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is at the intersection of Center Square (U.S. 30) and Lincoln Way West (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling east on Center Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 Center Square, New Oxford PA 17350, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War II Veterans of New Oxford (within shouting distance of this marker); Theo. Pfeiffer (within shouting distance of this marker); New Oxford Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Kuhn Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Road Versus Rail (approx. 0.2 miles away);

Building the Highway wayside site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 26, 2025

2. Building the Highway wayside site

Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fill 'Er Up (approx. 0.4 miles away); New Oxford (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Oxford.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 402 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.